Overview

• Russia mounted its largest overnight drone and missile assault since 2022, deploying 477 drones and 60 missiles against Ukraine.
• Ukraine’s air defenses shot down 211 drones and 38 missiles and diverted 225 decoys with electronic countermeasures.
• A Western-trained F-16 pilot downed seven targets before his jet was hit, failed to eject and died after steering it away from residential areas.
• The attacks killed one civilian in the Kharkiv region and injured seven others across the country.
• Poland activated fighter jets and ground defenses along its border, and Zelensky has called for US Patriot batteries to bolster Ukraine’s air defenses.